Peer Group - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Feb 1998
News

Women at the Top

the new program, "women executives long for the same kind of camaraderie and exchange that men can find with their peers in more informal settings." Among those in attendance was Jessie d'E. Bourneuf (MBA '75), then president of the King... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Susan Young

02 May 2000
Research & Ideas

Leading Professional Service Firms

people have very different backgrounds and skills—clearly lawyers are not like software developers—but they have a lot in common too. Fundamentally, professional service firm leaders grapple with the same kinds of management issues. It's reassuring for managers to know... View Details

Keywords: Re: Jay W. Lorsch; Service; Consulting; Accounting

25 Nov 2014
First Look

First Look: November 25

Provide Wisdom? By: Lee, Charles M.C., Paul Ma, and Charles C.Y. Wang Abstract—We compare the performance of a comprehensive set of alternative peer identification schemes used in economic benchmarking. Our results show the View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

08 Nov 2016
Blog Post

Alumni: Where Are They Now? Featuring: Phil Strazzulla

product roadmap. How has having an MBA impacted your career? We're a startup most of our future customers have never heard of. HBS gives me credibility when selling to larger companies. While HBS helped shape the way I think about the world, I think the other massive... View Details

Keywords: Technology

01 Dec 2020
News

HBS Fund Chairs Reflect on the Past Five Years

realize that the endowment comes with restrictions. The School can’t just dip into it anytime or for any purpose, so we need the HBS Fund to support a broad range of critical activities. “We are fortunate to work with an incredible group... View Details

05 Oct 2016
Blog Post

The Women’s College Cohort at Peek Weekend

engagement of small group discussions before class, the extensive student involvement in on-campus organizations, and the variety of professionals that finally emerge. Yet, the most valuable element of the program was actually being able... View Details

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Global Experience | MBA

Global Experience From your peers and case discussions, to the HBS alumni network, global research centers, and field-based course offerings, the HBS experience is inherently international. A Global Campus Community Each classroom is an... View Details

01 Jun 2008
News

Team MBA

GROUP DYNAMIC: (Clockwise from bottom) Andrew Saunders, Sonia Sahney, Tyler Koop, Courtney Hughes, and Peter Stone. Not pictured: Amyn Pesnani Photographs by Webb Chappell For this year’s feature on the School’s newest alumni, we selected... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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IFC: Italy; Tradition and Innovation - Course Catalog

entrepreneurs, investors, historians, economists, and HBS alumni for interactive sessions. We will tour selected companies, factories, and museums. Deliverables: Students will work in small teams to prepare a group presentation that... View Details

14 Apr 2016
Blog Post

What I Learned at SVMP

was refreshing to meet peers who collectively shared the desire to succeed and defy expectations. Even after the program, we still keep in touch via group chat and we have spoken almost every day since. I... View Details

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1.19 Immersive Field Courses (IFC) | MBA

significantly impact a student’s grade. Additionally, as absences significantly impact the ability of the team to function effectively, they may also be reflected in peer feedback which, when applicable depending on course structure, is... View Details

01 Aug 2017
Blog Post

Redefining the Term Networking at HBS

where we needed to introduce ourselves by saying one thing to our classmates to make us memorable. As each person took their turn, it was clear that I was surrounded by a diverse, accomplished, and witty group of people. Listening to my... View Details

01 Dec 2019
News

Research Brief: Subject Expert Matters

they arrive at their decisions, and where biases may enter the process,” says Professor Karim Lakhani. The working paper “Do Experts Listen to Other Experts? Field Experimental Evidence from Scientific Peer Review,” by Lakhani and a View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

17 Oct 2022
Blog Post

6 Things to Know About Sustainability at HBS

Sustainability is a core value at HBS, and we endeavor to build a healthier, more sustainable, and inclusive community. We know that environmental sustainability is of growing interest to our student community and teamed up with the HBS Sustainability View Details

26 Feb 2018
Research & Ideas

The Airbnb Effect: Cheaper Rooms for Travelers, Less Revenue for Hotels

research shows that in the 10 cities with the largest Airbnb market share in the US, the entry of Airbnb resulted in 1.3 percent fewer hotel nights booked and a 1.5 percent loss in hotel revenue. The paper, The Welfare Effects of Peer... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Travel

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Credential of Digital Innovation and Strategy | HBS Online

digital platforms create and capture value, and discover how to launch, scale, maintain, and compete against platform businesses Engage with a global cohort of like-minded peers and build a network that lasts far beyond the program Who... View Details

05 Mar 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019

organizations to leverage peer effects to improve the performance of their members. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55775 Pre-published online, October 2018 The Oxford Handbook of View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change (SESC) - Course Catalog

distinct leadership capabilities needed to sustain multi-stakeholder systems change efforts. The course features a diverse group of protagonists in diverse contexts (issues, geographies, stages, organizational forms), but asks students to... View Details

25 Jun 2020
News

Covering All Corners

Riad Armanious (MBA 2008) regards the pandemic as the greatest professional challenge he has faced as managing director of family-owned Eva Group and CEO of Eva Pharma, a multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Egypt. The... View Details

15 Nov 2018
Blog Post

Valuing an MBA: Beyond Dollars and “Sense"

Weekday mornings, in a discussion group composed of a math teacher, beauty product strategist, and a pro-athlete-turned-investor, I tackled over a hundred watershed corporate decisions, ranging from optimizing operations at a... View Details

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